CO2浓度倍增减轻UV-B辐射对大棚番茄的抑制作用研究

在CO2浓度倍增(700 μmol·mol-1)条件下,以5个不同剂量的UV-B辐射对大棚番茄的光合作用及SOD、POD、CAT酶活性的影响进行了研究.结果表明CO2倍增能够明显提高番茄叶绿素含量、净光合速率和抗氧化酶活性.在CO2倍增条件下,低剂量UV-B辐射(<1.163 kJ·m-2·d-1)可以刺激番茄叶片叶绿素含量升高,抗氧化酶活性升高,与CO2的正效应有叠加现象,但对光合作用的影响不大;高剂量的UV-B(>1.163 kJ·m-2·d-1)辐射使植株的叶绿素含量、净光合速率和抗氧化酶活性降低,对植物产生胁迫作用,CO2倍增与UV-B辐射复合处理可以减弱和部分抵消这种抑制作用.     

低剂量微波辐射对增强UV-B辐射损伤菘蓝幼苗抗氧化酶活性的影响

为了探讨低剂量微波对增强UV-B辐射损伤菘蓝(Isatis indigotica Fort.)的修复作用,将经过10.08 kJ·m-2·d-1辐射损伤(PAR=220 μmol·m-2·s-1)的菘蓝幼苗分别经0、3、6、9和12 s等不同时间的微波辐照(126 mW·cm-2,2 450 MHz),然后测定其幼苗MDA含量、紫外吸收物质含量、抗坏血酸含量以及3种抗氧化酶SOD、CAT和POD活性.结果表明,增强UV-B辐射损伤菘蓝在微波的作用下其菘蓝幼苗中SOD、CAT和POD活性及紫外吸收物质含量、抗坏血酸含量提高,MDA含量得到显著的降低,说明微波对增强UV-B辐射伤害菘蓝幼苗具有修复作用.但是,随着微波剂量的增加,这种修复效应减弱,甚至消失.上述参数的变化说明适量时间的微波处理可以提高菘蓝对增强UV-B辐射的抵抗能力,并在此基础上初步探讨了微波的修复机理.     

UV-B辐射对番茄花粉生活力的影响与内源激素和多胺的关系

以成熟期不同的两个番茄品种同辉(早熟型)和霞光(晚熟型)为试材,模拟兰州地区12％和20％臭氧层减薄时增强的UV- B辐射(分别为T1=2．54 KJ·m-2·d-1和T2=4．25 KJ·m-2·d-1),研究了大田条件下增强UV-B辐射对其花粉生活力的影响以及雄蕊中4种内源激素(IAA、GAs、ZR和ABA)和多胺(Put、Spm和Spd)及脯氨酸的变化。结果表明:辐射抑制了同辉的花粉萌发和花粉管伸长,但只降低了霞光的花粉萌发率;两种辐射明显降低了两品种番茄雄蕊中的GAs含量,同时造成同辉雄蕊中Put和Spd含量明显增加,Spm和Put／Spd+Spm比值显著降低;霞光中3种多胺含量都显著减少,导致高辐射时Put／Spd+Spm比值上升;同辉番茄雄蕊的脯氨酸含量不受影响,但高辐射使霞光番茄雄蕊的脯氨酸含量降低。实验表明,两品种番茄花粉生活力的变化与增强UV-B辐射下雄蕊中GAs水平、Spm含量以及脯氨酸含量的减少有关。雄蕊中多胺和脯氨酸含量变化对UV- B辐射的响应说明霞光品种对UV-B辐射更敏感。     

He-Ne激光对增强UV-B辐射小麦幼苗多胺氧化酶和过氧化物酶活性的研究

采用He-Ne激光辐照对增强UV-B辐射后小麦幼苗的损伤修复作用进行了研究。小麦种子在盛有湿滤纸的培养皿内25℃下进行萌发。萌发后小麦幼苗在经10.08 kJ·m^-2·d^-1的增强UV-B辐射,然后再用5 mW·mm^-2的He-Ne激光进行辐照。通过小麦幼苗叶片游离脯氨酸含量、多胺氧化酶和过氧化物酶的活性变化,测定了He-Ne激光对小麦UV-B损伤的修复情况。结果表明,游离脯氨酸、多胺氧化酶、过氧化物酶的变化同小麦幼苗损伤的修复的能力相关联。He-Ne激光辐照可使由增强UV-B辐射后诱导叶片升高的游离脯氨酸含量降低。增强UV-B辐射对多胺氧化酶（PAO）活性和过氧化物酶（POD）活性呈促进的作用。辐射6 d后PAO和POD总的活性呈正相关性,PAO和POD活性都呈现B组最高,L组最低,且差异显著。显示He-Ne激光对两种酶由于增强UV-B辐照造成的伤害有一定的修复。     

UV-B辐射对黄芩幼苗生长及生理生化指标的影响

对经过11.8 μW·cm-2 UV-B连续辐照7 d后黄芩(Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi)幼苗的生长及一些生理生化指标进行了测定和分析.结果表明:经11.8 μW·cm-2 UV-B辐照7 d后,黄芩幼苗的平均株高和单株平均干质量分别为8.1 cm和0.026 g,与对照无显著差异(P>0.05);叶片的叶绿素a、叶绿素b、总叶绿素及类胡萝卜素含量分别为2.89、1.04、3.93和0.48 mg·g-1,均极显著低于对照(P<0.01);叶绿素a/b比值以及类胡萝卜素/总叶绿素比值分别为2.78和0.122, 分别显著或极显著高于对照(P<0.05,P<0.01);叶片中的CAT和POD活性均极显著高于对照(P<0.01),分别为2 412和2 208 U·g-1;SOD活性(1 228 U·g-1·h-1)较对照略有升高,但差异不显著(P>0.05);叶片中的抗坏血酸(ASA)及游离脯氨酸含量均显著高于对照(P<0.05),分别为11.5 mg·g-1和57.7 μg·g-1;MDA含量高于对照,紫外吸收物相对含量和苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活性均低于对照,但差异不显著(P>0.05).研究结果显示,11.8 μW·cm-2 UV-B连续辐照7 d对黄芩幼苗的生长无显著抑制作用,黄芩幼苗能够通过自身的抗氧化系统有效减轻UV-B辐射产生的氧化损伤,对UV-B辐射表现出一定的耐受能力.     

镉和增强紫外线-B辐射复合作用对大豆生长的影响

研究了Cd^2+和增强紫外线-B(UV-B)辐射以及二者复合胁迫(Cd+UV-B)对大豆生长、光合作用、抗氧化酶活性和吲哚乙酸(IAA)氧化酶活性的影响,结果表明,UV-B辐射对大豆生长较CA^2+有更明显的抑制作用,主要是降低了光合作用,生物量减小;抑制节间的分化和伸长,节间减少,株高降低。UV-B辐射对POD、SOD活性有显著诱导作用,而Cd^2+明显颉颃UV-B对POD活性的诱导并抑制IAA氧化酶活性．在复合作用下,植物体内IAA氧化酶和POD活性较UV-B单独作用下显著降低,这两种酶活性降低会引起植物体内IAA含量升高,同时光合作用略有升高,这是株高和生物量较UV-B作用下有所增加的重要原因,复合胁迫还增强了对根伸长生长的抑制作用,根长度较对照显著降低(P<0．05)。IAA氧化酶和POD活性变化以及光合强度变化与大豆株高和生物量变化密切相关,这也是复合胁迫影响大豆生长状况的重要因素。     

He-Ne激光和增强UV-B辐射对小麦幼苗蛋白质代谢的影响

采用He-Ne激光(5 mW.mm-2)和增强UV-B(10.08 kJ.m-2.d-1)辐照‘晋麦8号’小麦幼苗,5 d后测定各处理组小麦叶片的蛋白酶、转氨酶活性以及可溶性蛋白质含量与组成的变化。结果显示,增强UV-B辐射使小麦叶片蛋白酶活性极显著升高,转氨酶活性降低,可溶性蛋白质含量极显著下降,蛋白质谱带增加;单独He-Ne激光处理使蛋白酶活性下降,转氨酶活性升高,可溶性蛋白质含量增加,对蛋白质条带影响不明显;与单独UV-B辐射相比,经He-Ne激光辐照和UV-B辐射复合处理后,蛋白酶的活性明显降低,转氨酶的活性增加,可溶性蛋白质含量增加,并且使UV-B辐射诱导出的新带减弱或消失。研究发现,增强UV-B辐射能减弱小麦幼苗蛋白代谢中正常基因的表达,但又激活了一些抗性基因的表达而诱导产生新的胁迫蛋白;一定剂量的He-Ne激光辐照可解除UV-B对小麦幼苗正常基因表达的抑制而使其蛋白质代谢加强。     

UV-B辐射增强和CO2浓度倍增的复合作用对番茄生长和果实品质的影响

以番茄（Lycopersicon esculeutum）为研究对象,在人工模拟8.40 kJ·m^-2的UV-B辐射和700 μmol·mol^-1的CO₂浓度复合处理下,研究了番茄的生长和果实品质变化.结果表明,UV-B辐射使番茄的株高、鲜重、干重、总叶绿素、叶绿素a、叶绿素b、光合速率、水分利用效率、可溶性蛋白、维生素c及番茄红素等降低,导致果实品质恶化;而CO₂浓度倍增作用相反.在UV-B辐射增强和CO₂浓度倍增复合作用下,番茄的上述指标与对照相比差异不明显.分析认为,CO₂倍增与UV-B辐射增强复合处理下,CO₂的正效应作用可以减轻甚至抵消UV-B辐射的负效应.     

UV-B 辐射对番茄花粉生活力的影响与内源激素和多胺的关系

以成熟期不同的两个番茄品种同辉(早熟型)和霞光(晚熟型)为试材, 模拟兰州地区12%和20%臭氧层减薄时增强的UVB辐射(分别为T1=2.54 KJ.m-2.d-1和T2=4.25 KJ.m-2.d-1), 研究了大田条件下增强UV-B辐射对其花粉生活力的影响以及雄蕊中4种内源激素(IAA、GAs、ZR和ABA)和多胺(Put、Spm和Spd)及脯氨酸的变化。结果表明: 辐射抑制了同辉的花粉萌发和花粉管伸长, 但只降低了霞光的花粉萌发率; 两种辐射明显降低了两品种番茄雄蕊中的GAs含量, 同时造成同辉雄蕊中Put和Spd含量明显增加, Spm和Put/Spd+Spm比值显著降低; 霞光中3种多胺含量都显著减少, 导致高辐射时Put/Spd+Spm比值上升; 同辉番茄雄蕊的脯氨酸含量不受影响, 但高辐射使霞光番茄雄蕊的脯氨酸含量降低。实验表明, 两品种番茄花粉生活力的变化与增强UV-B 辐射下雄蕊中GAs水平、Spm含量以及脯氨酸含量的减少有关。雄蕊中多胺和脯氨酸含量变化对UVB辐射的响应说明霞光品种对UV-B辐射更敏感。     

增强UV-B辐射和接种稻瘟病菌对2个水稻品种幼苗叶片3个生理指标的影响

通过盆栽实验研究了单一增强UV-B辐射(2.5、5.0和7.5 kJ·m-2·d-1)以及增强UV-B辐射和稻瘟病菌(Magnaporthe grisea,菌株Y98-16T和Y99-63C)侵染复合胁迫对水稻(Oryza sativa L. )品种'黄壳糯'('Huangkenuo')和'合系41'('Hexi-41')幼苗叶片相对电导率、MDA含量和SOD活性3个生理指标的影响.结果表明:在低剂量(2.5和5.0 kJ·m-2·d-1)单一UV-B辐射条件下,2个水稻品种幼苗叶片的3个生理指标均较对照(自然光)有所降低;而在高剂量(7.5 kJ·m-2·d-1)单一UV-B辐射条件下,2个水稻品种幼苗叶片的3个生理指标均较对照有所增加.与对照(仅接种稻瘟病菌)相比,经低剂量(2.5和5.0 kJ·m-2·d-1) UV-B辐射后再接种稻瘟病菌,'黄壳糯'幼苗叶片的3个生理指标总体上均降低;而经高剂量(7.5 kJ·m-2·d-1)UV-B辐射后再接种稻瘟病菌,'黄壳糯'幼苗叶片的3个生理指标均有所增加.经不同剂量UV-B辐射后再接种稻瘟病菌,'合系41'幼苗叶片的3个生理指标总体上均有所增加,且2个水稻品种幼苗叶片的相对电导率与SOD活性均有显著的正相关性(P<0.05).与对照(仅接种稻瘟病菌)相比,接种稻瘟病菌后再经不同剂量UV-B辐射处理,'黄壳糯'幼苗叶片的3个生理指标均有所增加;而 '合系41'幼苗叶片的3个生理指标变化各异.接种稻瘟病菌菌株Y98-16T后再用UV-B辐射处理,2个水稻品种幼苗叶片的3个生理指标间均有显著或极显著的正相关性(P<0.05或P<0.01);而接种稻瘟病菌菌株Y99-63C后再用UV-B辐射处理,2个水稻品种幼苗叶片的3个生理指标间无明显的相关性.研究结果显示,在增强UV-B辐射和稻瘟病菌侵染复合胁迫条件下,因2个胁迫因子的作用顺序不同、稻瘟病菌菌株不同、UV-B辐射量不同以及水稻品种的差异,水稻幼苗叶片的细胞膜透性、MDA含量和SOD活性呈现出不同的变化趋势.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.